A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1081 Undue Thoughts
Wu Huaiyu took his five biological children home.

He also took back a princess goddaughter.

Li Shimin arranged for four guardians to go to the Wu family with the princess, and sent ten palace servants to each guardian. He also asked all the princess's belongings to be moved from the palace to the Wu family.

When the princess here was about to leave the palace, Li Shimin was reluctant to leave, so he picked up the princess and wanted to go with her.

As a result, Li Shimin hugged Princess Jinyang, Wu Huaiyu hugged Wu Liuer, and the monarch and minister each hugged one and walked out of the palace.

Jin Wang Li Zhi couldn't bear to leave his sister. The two were the closest brothers, so he came to see her off.

After leaving the palace, Li Shimin asked Wu Huaiyu to get into the same car together. The two sisters, Xiao Sizi and Wu Liuer, were happy again by their father's side, playing small games together.

The emperor lamented the close relationship between the two girls, "Jinyang is not so close to other sisters."

"People of the same age have more common interests." Huaiyu said, gaining the emperor's approval.

"It seems that I made the right decision. I am very happy to see her so happy."

Wu Huaiyu secretly observed his eldest daughter Yingluo and found that she was nothing special about Li Zhi. She was quite familiar with her. Maybe she was familiar with Li Zhi after being in the Queen's Palace for so long. However, there was no personal relationship between a man and a woman. She was at most a sister. Take care of your brother.

Jin Wang Li Zhi was also a little reluctant to leave. He couldn't bear to leave his sister.
Still reluctant to let go of Sister Wu Yingluo, Wu Huaiyu had long noticed that this boy was always glancing at Yingluo, and there was something wrong with his eyes.
This child is only eleven years old, and Yingluo is also eleven years old.

Wu Huaiyu now proposed to bring the children of his fourth husband, Baofu, etc. to the Wu family. They were a little surprised but quite excited.
Not to mention anything else, Wu Huaiyu is now extremely powerful in the court and is very favored. It will be beneficial for his children to come to the Wu family in the future.

Li Shimin smiled and accompanied Xiao Mingda to look here and there. Finally, he and Wu Liu went hand in hand to see the big bear eating bamboo and the little squirrel that liked nuts in its mouth...

After Wu Huaiyu learned that the four third-grade county ladies Baofu also had children at home, he asked them to bring them to the Wu family and have playmates together.

Although the Ji family, the Lu family, and the Shi family were banished to the palace, their underage children and other clan members were not greatly affected.

The five-entry courtyard is all managed by the princess's four guardians, and the maids and maids inside are all replaced by people brought from the palace.

Wu Huaiyu turned around, but the princess was still standing there watching the carriage and horses of her father and brother go away.

The most important thing is that there are many children in the Wu family.

Mrs. Xue did not have any children, but her nephew Xue Yuanchao was about the same age as those children.

The four people were taken to Wu's house, and the young man was confused.

Was Li Zhihui mistaken, or was it the young Mu Ai?
Probably.

Wu Huaiyu invited four ladies from Baofu County.

Li Shimin didn't pay attention to his children, but he never thought about keeping King Jin behind.

"Your Majesty, Prince Jin, don't worry about the princess. The Wu family will take good care of her. Besides, His Majesty also sent four Abao to take care of her, as well as dozens of palace attendants."

Moreover, Yingluo was already betrothed, and the person she was betrothed to was Li Zhi's younger brother, King Ji Li Shen. Li Zhi was the ninth and Li Shen was the tenth.

There is a beautiful garden at home and a zoo with various exotic animals.

To say that the young man was moved by emotion, he felt it was a bit premature.

Liu Zang, the son of Mrs. Shi from Changping County, is also the same age.

The courtyard has its own kitchen, and even food and drinks are brought from the palace, including drinking water, which is brought from Liquanfang by the palace.

We’ll have lunch at Wu’s house at noon.

"Your Highness, return to the palace with peace of mind, study hard and take good care of your body. Your Highness has lost a lot of weight due to excessive worry during this period. You must eat and rest well after you return."

Mencius said, if you are young, you will admire your parents; if you are a lustful person, you will admire Shao Ai.

Send away the emperor and the king of Jin,

Four young men, Li Jiafu, Du Jinghong, Liu Zang, and Xue Yuanchao, were picked up. Among the four, Xue Yuanchao was the oldest, already thirteen years old. His father, Xue Shou, was one of the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Palace. Unfortunately, he died of illness when he was two years old. Li Shimin once said that if Xue Shou is here, he should be punished by the Zhongshu Order.

Li Mingda stayed in Sikong Mansion like this.

The next day,

In recent years, as they have gained important positions in the palace, their children and clansmen have even received some rewards.

Xue Yuanchao also had a cousin, Xue Yuanjing, who, like his father, was the eighteenth bachelor of the Prince of Qin's palace. Together with another of the same clan, Xue Deyin, they were known as the Three Phoenixes of Hedong. However, Xue Yuanjing also died young, which is a pity.

Jinyang happily went to pick a room and insisted that Yingluo and Wu Liu move in as well.

All the way to Wu's house, Wu Huaiyu also immediately arranged a large courtyard. This is a five-passage courtyard, which is relatively independent. It is naturally very suitable for the princess and her four guardians to live here, and no one will disturb them. , the place is also big.

Ji Jiachi, Lu Congbi, and Shi were all enslaved in Yeting because of the same case. At that time, Li Xiaochang, Liu Deyu, Du Caigan and other rebellion cases were widely implicated. Even the queen's brother, the eldest grandson Anye, was also implicated.
It was also the beginning of Zhenguan, and Li Shimin had just ascended the throne. Not only did he encounter Turkic troops approaching the Wei River, he was forced to form an alliance with the White Horse on the Wei Bridge.
In the end, the emperor was not too implicated in this rebellion. He only killed a dozen people who rebelled against him, and the others were not too implicated.

Mrs. Lu Congbi of Fanyang County was Li Zhi's wet nurse. She had a son, Du Jinghong, who was a little older than Li Zhi. Mrs. Ji Jiechi of Xingyang County also had a son, Li Jiafu, who was also eleven or twelve years old.

Of course, these martial arts families fully cooperated.
However, Xiao Sizi insisted that Liu'er and Yingluo also live in her yard. The yard was big enough anyway, so it didn't matter.

The princess quickly adapted to the Wu family and even liked it here. The Wu family was already large, covering an area of ​​more than 100 acres, and behind it was the Longmen Temple of more than 100 acres.

Is this kid trying to poach his younger brother?
This is not possible.

"Your Highness, please go back home. It's cold outside. His Majesty will come to visit you from time to time. If you miss your father, brothers and sisters, you can always come back to the palace to visit everyone."

It's just that Yingluo is about to be married to Prince Ji Li Shen, so it will be impossible for her to marry Prince Jin. This trend needs to be eliminated.

Huaiyu specially asked the kitchen to arrange a table of exquisite and elegant dishes.

After the meal, Li Shimin, who was busy with government affairs, was about to return to the palace. The princess finally felt a little reluctant to leave her father and her brother.

Xue Yuanchao inherited his father's title from Fenyin County when he was nine years old.

"These young men are very talented. I would like to take them as my disciples. I wonder if the four ladies would agree?"

As soon as these words came out, the four county ladies all knew that Wu Huaiyu was showing kindness to them.

Of course, there is no reason not to allow it. Over the years, many scholars have wanted to become Wu Huaiyu's disciples, but Wu Huaiyu has not accepted any more students for a long time.

Even Xue Jieyu couldn't help but bow to Wu Huaiyu, "Yuan Chao is a child who has suffered a hard life. His father died when he was two years old. His family was in a difficult situation since he was a child. However, he is diligent and studious. Now he is thirteen years old. He has been praised by many people for his good diction. If Wu Xiang Ruo wishes, It is really his blessing to accept him as his student.
Yuan Chao, why don't you come and pay your respects to Wu Xiang Bu Qi? "

A rare opportunity.

Several other third-grade county ladies are also very active. Although they are noble ladies of third-grade county, their husband's family has committed treason and ruined the family. Even if they are not too implicated, their son's future has long been cast into a shadow.
Although they are all famous families, with the reputation of being the son of a treasonous traitor, it is difficult for him to have a big future. And if he can worship Wu Huaiyu as his teacher,
The future may still be bright.

They are just the nanny of the King of Jin and Princess Jinyang, not the wet nurse of the emperor or the prince. Otherwise, the son could still be in the glory of the emperor or the prince's wet nurse.

Therefore, the four young men worshiped Huaiyu as their teacher.
Serve tea, kowtow,
The ceremony is completed. Wu Huaiyu asked several young men to stay and live in the Wu family. They became partners with Chengsi and other Wu family sons, and they became brothers. They studied together and practiced martial arts together.

"You must also protect your younger brothers and sisters, especially Princess Jinyang."

After making arrangements, Wu Huaiyu returned to the main courtyard.

Fan Xuanfu made tea for him.
"Those county ladies are really not simple." She smiled.

"That's natural."

In fact, it is not easy to be a wet nurse and nurse in the palace these days. The Tang Dynasty inherited the legacy of the Northern Dynasty and attached great importance to wet nurse and nurse. This was not only the case for the royal family, but also for the nobles and wealthy families.

There was a tradition in the Northern Dynasties that the son was noble after his mother died. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, after a concubine gave birth to a prince and was established as the prince, his mother was immediately given death. It is said that this system originated from Emperor Daowu's imitation of Emperor Wu of Han in his later years, who killed Madam Gou Yi and established him. The son is the prince to prevent the harem from monopolizing power.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, except for the founding emperor Daowu, none of the other emperors were raised by their mothers. They were all raised by wet nurses.

Although the Tang Dynasty did not have such a cruel system of valuing the child until his mother dies, the status of the wet nurse was relatively high.

These wet nurses and nannies are not only responsible for breastfeeding, but also responsible for teaching.

Emperor Li Shimin's wet nurse Liu Niangzi was granted the title of Lady of Longxi County during the Wude Dynasty, and in Zhenguan today, she was further granted the title of Lady of Pengcheng Kingdom.

There is also Mrs. Sui'an, the wet nurse of Prince Chengqian, who is still in charge of half of the East Palace and the rear court.

These nuns who were given the title of maiden were all not simple. They did not simply have milk to feed them, but they were of good birth, appearance, conduct, and other aspects.

They don't just leave when they are old enough, they usually stay and serve as palace officials.

Even ordinary wealthy and aristocratic families will choose a wet nurse for their children, and the ones they choose are not ordinary people. Generally, big nobles choose wet nurses for their children, and they also choose the wives of some middle-level nobles or middle-level officials. Middle-level noble officials also choose the wives of low-level noble officials.

Everyone must have an identity.

The four wet nurses sent by the emperor, except for Xue, the other three, if not for the rebellion of their husband's family, their status would not be worse than Fan Xuanfu.

Even now, they are still the wives of third-rank officials. The emperor once specially decreed that they should be given the salary and benefits of third-rank officials.

Fan Xuanfu sighed, "I didn't expect that His Majesty would actually send the princess to our house to raise, and even recognize us as Ganye Godmother."

"Your Majesty is very heartbroken about Princess Runan. Princess Jinyang is also weak. Your Majesty originally wanted to stay by your side to raise her, but after all, there are many things to do."

"Didn't our Liu'er also be adopted as an adopted daughter by His Majesty and granted the title of Lord of Anlu County? Now we accept Princess Jinyang as an adopted daughter, it's nothing." Wu Huaiyu said with a smile.

"You just have to put more effort into taking care of that yard from now on to make sure nothing goes wrong."

Although four county ladies came to take care of him, the Wu family still had to be careful and not make any mistakes.

"By the way, there is something I forgot to tell you. Today, the Duke of Yun, Zhang Liang, came to visit. The concierge said that you were not here, so he insisted on coming in and waiting for him. After waiting for a long time, you returned home with His Majesty, Zhang Liang. Then he left quietly." Fan Xuanfu said to him.

"I got it." Wu Huaiyu didn't care. When the three assassins wanted to visit Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang refused. Now he knew he was wrong.

"Please pay attention to something. If King Jin comes here in the future, try not to let him get along with Yingluo."

"What's wrong?" Fan Xuanfu was alert.

"I feel like King Jin has something wrong with the way he looks at our eldest daughter. It's better to let them have less contact with her."

"Wreaths?"

"Yingluo is fine, but you have to be careful. After all, Yingluo has promised to marry Prince Ji, and she will get married in three or four years. Don't cause any trouble."

Fan Xuanfu was a little angry when he heard this, "Why is His Highness the King of Jin so ignorant? Yingluo is his unmarried sister-in-law. Don't you know the least bit of etiquette?"

"It may not be that serious, young man Mu Ai, we just need to be more careful and nip it in the bud if there are any signs."

"Don't worry, I will definitely keep you behind bars and will never give you a chance. Do you think I should find a chance to talk to Yingluo and give her a hint or two?"

Yingluo is the eldest daughter of a concubine, born to Jiuniang Fan Yuzi. Fan Xuanfu is both Yingluo's legitimate mother and her biological aunt.

"Look at the opportunity. Just give her a tactful reminder or two, but you have to be careful. Yingluo is very sensitive at her age."

Fan Xuanfu sat there and hesitated to speak.

"If you have anything else to say, just say it. What are you doing with an old couple like this?" Huaiyu put down the tea cup.

Fan Xuanfu looked around and saw no one around, so he lowered his voice and said, "I also want to remind you that the four county ladies who entered our Wu family are not from our Wu family. Don't look at one of them." You will be mesmerized by his elegant temperament and charm.

That's someone from the palace,

Especially the wife of Hedong County, she is the great ancestor’s Jieyu, so don’t touch her. "

Wu Huaiyu was stunned for a moment and almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

"Fan Xianji, Fan Xianji, you said that we have been husband and wife for more than ten years, and we know the basics. Are you and I like that?

Besides, you weren't the kind of jealous person in the past, so why are you imitating Mrs. Lu from Fang Xianggong's family now? "

"I still don't know that among you men, a wife is worse than a concubine, a concubine is worse than a maid, a maid is worse than a prostitute, a prostitute is worse than a thief, and a thief is worse than being unable to steal..."
I always eat from the bowl and look into the pot, looking at the mountains as high as the mountains. "

"You have wronged me. I have not accepted my concubine for the past two years." Wu Huaiyu shouted that he was wronged.

Fan Xuanfu said bluntly, "I have never objected to you taking concubines and maids, but I just don't want you to keep a housewife, let alone hook up with a married woman.
And the four county ladies who moved into our house today, although they no longer have husbands, are each more sensitive than the last and cannot be touched.

You don’t want Tu to be happy for a while and then lose his head, and your wife and daughter won’t be able to work as wet nurses in Yeting in the future, right? "

"Don't worry, I promise you that I will never go to that courtyard in the future, let alone have any entanglements with them."

Fan Xuanfu warned her husband and then came to comfort her, "If you want to take a concubine or a maid, I can find one for you. Just ask if you want anything."

Wu Huaiyu waved his hand quickly, "No need."

"I remembered that I had to go out for something important."

"What's important?"

"Xue Wanche's mother passed away due to illness. I want to go to the mourning hall to express my condolences and pay homage."

Fan Xuanfu didn't know the news yet, "Really?"

"Well, death is the most important thing. I would like to express my condolences and see if Xue Wanche is willing to reconcile and wipe out the past."

"Go." Fan Xuanfu said, "Remember to bring a gift."

(End of this chapter)